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LANDMARK $600M AGREEMENT SIGNED TO REVITALIZE GRAND BAHAMA SHIPYARD FORMER MANAGING DIRECTOR CHARGED WITH DEATH OFPHILLIP ADDERLEY
 
The government signed a Heads of Agreement with Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean International on Thursday.  This agreement marks the approval of a long-planned project to expand and revitalize the Grand Bahama Shipyard, with a $600 million investment dedicated to the construction of new drydocks and improvements to the facilities in Freeport.  This expansion will position the shipyard to feature the largest floating dock ship repair facility in the Western Hemisphere by 2026, significantly boosting the island's economy.

LANDMARK $600M AGREEMENT SIGNED TO REVITALIZE GRAND BAHAMA SHIPYARD

The government signed a Heads of Agreement with Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean International on Thursday.  This agreement marks the approval of a long-planned project to expand and revitalize the Grand Bahama Shipyard, with a $600 million investment dedicated to the construction of new drydocks and improvements to the facilities in Freeport.  This expansion will position […]

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FORMER MANAGING DIRECTOR CHARGED WITH DEATH OFPHILLIP ADDERLEY

Police Prosecutors charged Mario Bannister, former ManagingDirector of Clifton Heritage National Park this week for acting as an accessory to themurder of 36-year-old Phillip Adderley, by providing a vehicle to the accusedkillers.Twenty-eight year old Christian Napier and 26-year-old Donte Riley werecharged with killing Adderley whose body was found on August 15th, 2024,stabbed to death in […]

Gov’t Conducts Infrastructural Audit

31 October 2018

Now that the government has gotten the approval  with a Resolution in the House of Assembly  it needed to temporarily relocate the East Hill Street General Post Office to the Town Centre Mall, it can turn its attention focus to the infrastructural audit of government buildings/offices. Press Secretary, Anthony Newbold told reporters Tuesday that the […]

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COOPER: GOV’T’S PROJECTIONS NOT MET

31 October 2018

In the wake of the release of a Fiscal Snapshot yesterday, the  official Opposition spokesman on Finance, Chester Cooper, yesterday  charged that the revenue collection is significantly under budget; which is an indication that the government’s projections are not being met.  Further, he found the potential for seasonality in revenues to serve as a major […]

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THREE MEN REMANDED FOR DRUG

30 October 2018

A courtroom of teary-eyed family members and loved yesterday met three suspects, who are set to live out the Christmas holidays behind bars. Accused of possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply were 34-year-old Kenny Major, 36-year-old Patrick Bain, and 41-year-old Brian Marshall. The trio was found last week in the area of Fish […]

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Police investigate armed robberies

30 October 2018

Police on New Providence are seeking the public’s assistance in solving two armed robberies which occurred on Sunday. In the first incident, according to reports, shortly after 9:00pm, two armed men entered a gaming establishment on Market Street and Bahama Avenue, held an employee at bay and robbed the establishment of cash before escaping into […]

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PHA Stands Firm On New Shifts For Nurses

30 October 2018

The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) is standing by its decision to implement a new shift system for Nurses and is seeking to set the record straight in response to yesterday’s demonstrations. In a release, the PHA said that it confirmed the demonstration staged by the Bahamas Nurses Union (BNU) on the grounds of the Princess […]

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I AM JUST SICK AND TIRED!

30 October 2018

Letter To The Editor: Dear Sir/ Madam: I AM JUST SICK AND TIRED! I am just sick and tired of the foolishness that is allowed to go on in The Bahamas. Why is it that we are always so eager to bring so called experts into this country to tell us what to do and […]

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Nurses Walk Out

30 October 2018

         Some 500 nurses across the Bahamas  yesterday walked out over a shift change which they said lacks any input from or agreement of the Bahamas Nurses Union (BNU). “Today it’s a walk out, it’s not a strike. Today the nurses have taken their lunch hour to come to express to the public their concerns with […]

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GOV’T WARNED ON NHI

30 October 2018

The  Chief  Financial Officer of Fidelity Bank Gowon Bowe says the economy  of the Bahamas is on an upward trajectory.  However,  he does not want to see the government either blindly or intentionally damaging this upward movement. Appearing on the JCN Radio and Television show Jones and Company  this past Sunday, Mr. Bowe  noted that there […]

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A Mistake That Cost A Company Thousands

29 October 2018

The Clifton Review is a tri-weekly column that examines the question of the Clifton project along with the evolution of the war between two billionaires. We covered the start of this war with articles describing the battle over easement rights, the mysterious burning of a home, the blocks to rebuilding, and countless questionable court filings. While the 2018 […]

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A Mistake That Cost A Company Thousands

29 October 2018

The Clifton Review    The Clifton Review is a tri-weekly column that examines the question of the Clifton project along with the evolution of the war between two billionaires. We covered the start of this war with articles describing the battle over easement rights, the mysterious burning of a home, the blocks to rebuilding, and countless questionable court […]

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